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Chapter Seven

Translator: Bhikkhu Sujato

“The foremost of my laywomen in first going for refuge is Sujātā the general’s daughter.

… as a donor is Visākhā, Migāra’s mother.

… who are very learned is Khujjuttarā.

… who dwell in love is Sāmāvatī.

… who practice absorption is Uttarā, Nanda’s mother.

… who give fine things is Suppavāsā the Koliyan.

… who care for the sick is the laywoman Suppiyā.

… who have experiential confidence is Kātiyānī.

… who are intimate is the householder Nakula’s mother.

… whose confidence is based on oral transmission is the laywoman Kāḷī of Kuraraghara.”

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